Glenlochy distillery

Glenlochy distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Fort William. It stood on the banks of the River Nevis, where the water supply helped production. The site was founded in 1898 by David McAndie of Nairn. After closing in 1919, it reopened in 1937 under Canadian entrepreneur Joseph Hobbs. Distillers Company Ltd bought it in 1954, but it closed again in 1983. Most buildings were demolished in 1991 after the site was sold. The distillery’s history reflects wider changes in the whisky industry. Its first closure followed the First World War, when trade was disrupted. Reopening in the late 1930s brought renewed activity under new ownership. The 1954 sale to Distillers Company Ltd marked another shift in control. Production ended in 1983 as oversupply forced closures across the sector. Visitors today find only remnants of the distillery along the riverbank. The site’s industrial past is visible in surviving structures near the water. The River Nevis still flows past where the buildings once stood. The location remains part of Fort William’s industrial heritage. No whisky is made there now, but the place tells a story of change in Highland distilling.